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Protests show Iran’s social contract is broken

The Rachman Review

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Is There a Pattern of Unrest in Iran?

The Iranian government has a playbook and they are implementing that playbook through a series of measures which have included violence and brutality. The Supreme Leader very much likes to blame any internal unrest on external forces. I think finally, as part of their playbook, they have tried to unroll pro-government rallies as well. And we've seen a few of those over the past few days.

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